COSEE Ocean Systems: News
1,800 Years of Global Ocean Cooling Halted by Global Warming
Description: Prior to the advent of human-caused global warming in the 19th century, the surface layer of Earth's oceans had undergone 1,800 years of a steady cooling trend, according to a new study. During the latter half of this cooling period, the trend was most likely driven by large and frequent volcanic eruptions. [Source: University of Maryland]
URL: http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/3176
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Source: University of Maryland
Publish Date: 8/17/2015
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